1. Which of the following are renewable energy resource?

(a) Solar

(b) Wind

(c) Geothermal

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (d)

2. Which country generate all their electricity using renewable energy?

(a) Iceland

(b) England

(c) USA

(d) China

Answer:

Option (a)

3. Which of the area can often displaces conventional fuel by renwable energy?

(a) Space heating

(b) Transportation

(c) Electricity generation

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (d)

4. In which region winds are stronger and constant?

(a) Deserts
 (b) Offshore

(c) Low altitudes sites

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (b)

5. Photovoltaic cell converts solar energy into

(a) Heat energy

(b) Electric energy

(c) Mechanical energy

(d) Chemical energy

Answer:

Option (b)

6. Which country meets more than 40% of its electricity demand from wind energy?

(a) Denmark

(b) Portugal

(c) Ireland

(d) Spain

Answer:

Option (a)

7. Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems use ____ to focus a large area of sunlight into a small
beam.

(a) Lenses

(b) Mirrors

(c) Trackers

(d) All of above

 Answer:

Option (d)

8. What is a disadvantage of renewable energy?

(a) High pollution

(b) Region specific availability

(c) High running cost

(d) Unreliable supply

Answer:

Option (d)

9. A Solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by
the ____________

(a) Photovoltaic effect

(b) Chemical effect

(c) Atmospheric effect

(d) Physical effect

Answer:

Option (a)

10. Which is the largest amount of installed grid interactive renewable power capacity in India?

(a) Wind power

(b) Solar power

(c) Biomass power

(d) Small Hydro power

Answer:

Option (a)

11. The world’s first 100% solar powered airport is located at

(a) Cochin, Kerala

 (b) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(c) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra

Answer:

Option (a)

12. Where is the largest wind farm located in India?

(a) Jaisalmer wind farm, Rajasthan

(b) Muppandal wind farm, Tamil Nadu

(c) Vaspet wind farm, Maharashtra

(d) Chakala wind farm, Maharashtra

Answer:

Option (b)

13. Where does India stand on solar energy production?

(a) First

(b) Second

(c) Third

(d) Fifth

Answer:

Option (c)

14. India’s position in the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is

(a) First

(b) Second

(c) Third
 (d) Fourth

Answer:

Option (d)

15. What does heating and cooling of the atmosphere generates?

(a) Conduction currents

(b) Radiation currents

(c) Convection currents

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (c)

16. What is the estimated wind energy available over the earth surface?

(a) 2.9 × 120 MW

(b) 1.6 × 107 MW

(c) 1 MW

(d) 5 MW

Answer:

Option (b)

17. How much is the estimated wind power India hold?

(a) 10,000 MW

(b) 20,000 MW

(c) 40,000 MW

(d) 50,000 MW

Answer:

Option (b)

18. What is the main source of wind?

 (a) Uneven land

(b) Sun

(c) Vegetation

(d) Seasons

Answer:

Option (b)

19. Earlier wind power plants were created by

(a) Egypt

(b) Germany

(c) Iran

(d) Japan

Answer:

Option (c)

20. When the land near the earth’s equator is heated

(a) All the oceans gets heated up

(b) Small wind currents are formed

(c) Large winds are formed

(d) Tides are raised

Answer:

Option (c)

21. Wind energy is converted into electrical energy with the use of

(a) Turbine

(b) Generators

(c) Motors

(d) Blades
 Answer:

Option (a)

22. Usual blade diameter of wind turbine is

(a) 25 m

(b) 70 m

(c) 100 m

(d) 150 m

Answer:

Option (a)

23. A rotor installed in a fixed orientation with the swept area perpendicular to the predominate
wind direction is called

(a) Nacelle

(b) Yaw fixed machines

(c) Blades

(d) Turbine

Answer:

Option (b)

24. Which part of the wind turbines senses wind speed, wind direction, shaft speed and torque?

(a) Blade

(b) Shaft

(c) Rotor

(d) Controller

Answer:

Option (d)
25. Total power Pt for wind power plant is

(a) ρπd2v3/8

(b) ρπd2v3/4

(c) ρπd2v3/2

(d) ρπd2v3

Answer:

Option (a)

26. Usual efficiency of wind power plant ranges between

(a) 10 – 12%

(b) 18 – 20%

(c) 50 – 70%

(d) 80 – 90%

Answer:

Option (c)

27. What is air density for 10 m/s wind at 1std atmospheric pressure and 15°C?

(a) 0.1 kg/m3

(b) 1 kg/m3

(c) 1.2 kg/m3

(d) 2 kg/m3

Answer:

Option (c)

28. Severe fluctuations in power is undesirable in wind power plant because

(a) It creates power oscillations

(b) It damages the parts

(c) It reduces the efficiency

 (d) All of above

Answer:

Option (a)

29. The amount of energy available in the wind at any instant is proportional to

(a) (Wind speed)1/2

(b) Wind speed

(c) (Wind speed)2

(d) (Wind speed)3

Answer:

Option (d)

30. Wind speed suitable to operate wind turbines is

(a) 5 – 25 m/s

(b) 10 – 35 m/s

(c) 20 – 45 m/s

(d) 30 – 55 m/s

Answer:

Option (a)

31. Global cold wind flows from

(a) Polar to equatorial region

(b) Oceanic to equatorial region

(c) Equatorial to polar region

(d) Equatorial to oceanic region

Answer:

Option (a)

32. Global cold wind generated from oceans flows to

 (a) Equator

(b) Poles

(c) Mountains

(d) Flat land

Answer:

Option (d)

33. What is responsible for forcing the global winds towards westernly direction?

(a) Coriolis force

(b) Gravitational force

(c) Centripetal force

(d) Centrifugal force

Answer:

Option (a)

34. Global winds towards westernly direction are known as

(a) Trade winds

(b) Western winds

(c) Eastern winds

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

35. Factors affecting the distribution of wind energy are

(a) Mountain

(b) Vegetation
 (c) Earth's surface

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (d)

36. Maintaining a constant output at all wind speeds above rating is called

(a) Numeric rating

(b) Tenancy

(c) Flat rating

(d) Maximum rating

Answer:

Option (c)

37. A wind turbine designed to come into operation at a minimum wind speed is called

(a) Cut in velocity

(b) Cut out velocity

(c) Windward

(d) Upwind

Answer:

Option (a)

38. Why is wind turbine designed to stop operation at cut out velocity?

(a) To protect turbine against damage

(b) To make a quick stop in emergencies

(c) To improve the efficiency

(d) To adjust the blades in wind direction

Answer:

Option (a)
39. Range of wind speed suitable for wind power generation is

(a) 0 - 5 m/s

(b) 5 - 25 m/s

(c) 25 - 50 m/s

(d) 50 - 75 m/s

Answer:

Option (b)

40. Favorable wind for small scale application exists

(a) Everywhere on earth's surface

(b) On 75% of earth's surface

(c) On 50% of earth's surface

(d) On 25% of earth's surface

Answer:

Option (b)

41. Compared to conventional source of power generation, cost of wind power generation is

(a) 100 times

(b) 10 times

(c) Comparable

(d) 1/10 times

Answer:

Option (c)

42. Energy payback period of wind power generation is

(a) 1 year

(b) 2 year

(c) 3 year
 (d) 4 year

Answer:

Option (a)

43. There is little wind in

(a) North pole region

(b) South pole region

(c) Tropical region

(d) ±5° around equator

Answer:

Option (d)

44. When solar radiation falls on earth surface, the temperature of

(a) Land mass raises faster than water

(b) Land mass raises slower than water

(c) Land mass and water raises uniformly

(d) Land mass raises but of water remains at fixed level

Answer:

Option (a)

45. Wind turbine extracts maximum power from wind, when downstream wind speed reduces to

(a) One third of upstream wind speed

(b) Half of upstream wind speed

(c) Two third of upstream wind speed

(d) Zero

Answer:
 Option (a)

46. Stalled flow occurs when incident angle is

(a) 0°

(b) 180°

(c) 0° to 16°

(d) Greater than 16°

Answer:

Option (d)

47. If the speed of wind stream remains unchanged while passing through the rotor

(a) Large power is generated

(b) Zero power is generated

(c) Flow is known as stalled flow

(d) Speed of rotor is very high

Answer:

Option (b)

48. As per Betz criteria, maximum energy extracted by ideal wind turbine is

(a) 29% of that available in wind

(b) 39% of that available in wind

(c) 49% of that available in wind

(d) 59% of that available in wind

Answer:

Option (d)

49. Maximum axial thrust occurs when interference angle is

(a) 0

(b) 0.33
 (c) 0.5

(d) 1

Answer:

Option (c)

50. Two blade wind turbine produces maximum power when tip speed ratio is

(a) π

(b) 2π

(c) 3π

(d) 4π

Answer:

Option (b)

51. Wind turbine with low value of solidity

(a) Runs slower

(b) Runs faster

(c) Produces higher torque

(d) Has low efficiency

Answer:

Option (b)

52. Stall regulation is used with turbines

(a) Having diameter less than 25 m

(b) Having diameter more than 25 m

(c) Having rotor of large solidity

(d) Having rotor with pitch control

Answer:

Option (a)
53. Grid connected wind generators usually have maximum penetration of

(a) 10 - 20 %

(b) 20 - 30 %

(c) 30 - 40 %

(d) 40 - 50 %

Answer:

Option (a)

54. Potential sites for wind generation are those having energy density of

(a) 25 - 50 W/m2

(b) 50 - 100 W/m2

(c) 100 - 200 W/m2

(d) Greater than 200 W/m2

Answer:

Option (d)

55. What is turbulence intensity for the mean wind speed of 6.5 m/s with a standard deviation of
2.96 m/s?

(a) 0

(b) 0.46

(c) 1

(d) 2.17

Answer:

Option (b)

56. Density of air at sea level and 15°C is

 (a) 1.225 kg/m3

(b) 1.225 kg/cm3

(c) 1.225 gm/m3

(d) 1.225 gm/cm3

Answer:

Option (a)

57. What will be the total wind power in an area where the average wind speed is 6 m/s, turbine
rotor diameter 60 m, air temperature 25°C and density 1.225 kg/m3?

(a) 0.375 kW

(b) 3.75 kW

(c) 37.5 kW

(d) 375 kW

Answer:

Option (d)

58. What will be the difference in the power output from the wind turbine if the wind speed
varies from 4 m/s to 8 m/s?
Where
Turbine rotor diameter = 60 m
Air temperature = 25°C
Air density = 1.225 kg/m3

(a) 0.775 kW

(b) 7.75 kW

(c) 77.5 kW

(d) 775 kW

Answer:

Option (d)

59. Percentage increase in energy content from the same wind power plant at the same site if the
wind speed varies from 6 m/s to 7 m/s
Where
Turbine rotor diameter = 60 m
 Air temperature = 25°C
Air density = 1.225 kg/m3

(a) 11%

(b) 25%

(c) 59%

(d) 80%

Answer:

Option (c)

60. Energy content from the same wind power plant at the same site for wind speed 4 m/s for
half of the year and 8 m/s for the rest of the year is

(a) 788 kWh/m2 in a year

(b) 788 MWh/m2 in a year

(c) 1576 kWh/m2 in a year

(d) 1576 MWh/m2 in a year

Answer:

Option (c)

61. Tip speed of a wind turbine rotor of radius 20 m and speed of 30 RPM is

(a) 30 m/s

(b) 60 m/s

(c) 120 m/s

(d) 200 m/s

Answer:

Option (b)

62. Torque available at the rotor shaft for

Turbine rotor diameter = 80 m
Turbine speed = 15 RPM
Wind speed = 8 m/s
Air density = 1.225 kg/m3
Power coefficient = 0.4
 (a) 1,25,440×103 Nm

(b) 1,25,440×10–3 Nm

(c) 1,25,440 Nm

(d) 1,25,440×109 Nm

Answer:

Option (c)

63. Maximum wind energy available is proportional to

(a) Air density

(b) (Wind velocity)3

(c) (Rotor diameter)2

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (d)

64. Maximum possible efficiency of wind power plant is

(a) 30%

(b) 48%

(c) 59%

(d) 65%

Answer:

Option (c)

65. Which type of wind power plants are termed as cross wind axis machine

(a) Horizontal axis wind machines

(b) Vertical axis wind machines

 (c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (b)

66. Which type of generator is used in wind power plant

(a) Synchronous generator

(b) Induction generator

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (b)

67. Wind turbines are of

(a) Vertical axis type

(b) Horizontal axis type

(c) Both (a) and (b) type

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (c)

68. What kind of energy does a wind turbine use?

(a) Kinetic energy

(b) Potential energy

(c) Chemical energy

(d) Thermal energy

Answer:

Option (a)
69. Which of the following countries ranks first in installation of wind power?

(a) Germany

(b) USA

(c) India

(d) Denmark

Answer:

Option (a)

70. Which of the following states in India ranks first in the installation of wind power?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer:

Option (d)

71. In which country was the first wind turbine connected to a grid?

(a) USA

(b) Denmark

(c) India

(d) Germany

Answer:

Option (a)

72. Horizontal axis windmills of modern design can

(a) Always turn towards the direction of wind

(b) Never adjust the energy output

(c) Never turn towards the direction of wind

 (d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

73. High wind season starts in the western part of India normally between

(a) January and April

(b) May and August

(c) September and December

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (b)

74. Which of the following sources emits fewer pollutants?

(a) Coal

(b) Petroleum

(c) Charcoal

(d) Wind

Answer:

Option (d)

75. In European countries and USA most people object to wind turbine because

(a) They do not like wind mills

(b) They get in a way of photographs

(c) Wind farms are not real farms

(d) They are often built in areas of natural beauty and generates noise

Answer:
 Option (d)

76. In India the maximum capacity of wind turbine manufacturing for a single unit is made up to

(a) 0.25 MW

(b) 0.50 MW

(c) 2 MW

(d) 1.25 MW

Answer:

Option (c)

77. Which state in India has the second largest wind power installation capacity?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Gujarat

(d) Maharashtra

Answer:

Option (d)

78. The maximum energy conversion efficiency of a wind turbine for a given swept area is

(a) 25.10%

(b) 50.40%

(c) 59.30%

(d) 99.90%

Answer:

Option (c)

79. The installed wind turbine capacity in India is

(a) About the same is the installed nuclear power capacity

(b) More than the installed nuclear power capacity

 (c) Less than the installed nuclear power capacity

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (b)

80. If the velocity of wind is doubled then the power output will be increased by

(a) 10 times

(b) 8 times

(c) 2 times

(d) 6 times

Answer:

Option (b)

81. Water pumping windmills have

(a) More number of blades than wind turbine

(b) Same number of blades as wind turbine

(c) Less number of blades than wind turbine

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

82. The term Darrious rotor and Savonius rotor are related to

(a) Small hydro power plant

(b) Wind power plant

(c) Solar power plant

(d) Thermal power plant

Answer:

Option (b)
83. At present how many MW of wind power plants have been installed in India?

(a) 1000 - 2000 MW

(b) 200 - 3000 MW

(c) 3000 - 5000 MW

(d) 10000 - 12000 MW

Answer:

Option (d)

84. Assuming that the swept area is the same, a three bladed rotor will extract how much more
energy than two bladed rotor?

(a) 25% more

(b) 100% more

(c) 150% more

(d) Same in both type

Answer:

Option (d)

85. Wind turbines are controlled by

(a) Built in computer

(b) Operator

(c) Electricity board

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

86. Power output from a wind electric generator is directly proportional to

 (a) Wind velocity

(b) Square of wind velocity

(c) Cube of wind velocity

(d) Square root of wind velocity

Answer:

Option (c)

87. Another name for a windmill is

(a) Wind farm

(b) Wind propeller

(c) Wind station

(d) Wind turbine

Answer:

Option (b)

88. Which of the following theories were proposed by Albert Betz

(a) Nuclear energy

(b) Wind energy

(c) Solar energy

(d) Biomass energy

Answer:

Option (b)

89. A place where many wind turbines are installed together to produce electricity is called

(a) Wind farm

(b) Wind profiler collection

(c) Wind station

(d) Wind turbine station

 Answer:

Option (a)

90. What type of energy is associated with wind?

(a) Potential energy

(b) Chemical energy

(c) Kinetic energy

(d) Rotational energy

Answer:

Option (c)

91. Wind blows because of a difference in

(a) Temperature

(b) Latitude

(c) Longitude

(d) Height

Answer:

Option (a)

92. Wind turbines using aerodynamic lift produces more energy for a given area then wind
turbines using aerodynamic drag as the

(a) Lifting force pushes the blades in the direction of wind

(b) Lifting force is roughly perpendicular to local flow field

(c) Lifting force produces more torque

(d) Drag services capture more energy because of greater friction on blade surface

Answer:

Option (c)

93. Which of the following sources of energy does not get depleted?

(a) Natural gas

 (b) Coal

(c) Petroleum

(d) Wind

Answer:

Option (d)

94. The relationship between power available from wind and wind velocity is

(a) P ∝ v

(b) P ∝ v2

(c) P ∝ v3

(d) P = v

Answer:

Option (c)

95. An anemometer is an instrument used for measurement of

(a) Solar radiation

(b) Wind speed

(c) Temperature gradients

(d) Swept area

Answer:

Option (b)

96. Maximum capacity utilization of present wind power plants in India is about

(a) 5 - 10%

(b) 38 - 45%

(c) 80 - 90%
 (d) 95 - 100%

Answer:

Option (b)

97. Wind can be defined as

(a) Thunder storm

(b) Still air

(c) Air in motion

(d) A breeze

Answer:

Option (c)

98. What is the maximum power capacity of single wind power generating turbine

(a) 1 MW

(b) 0.5 MW

(c) 2 MW

(d) 5 MW

Answer:

Option (d)

99. Which country won the world wind energy award 2005 for favorable policies that helped it
emerged as the fourth largest producer of wind based power?

(a) India

(b) USA

(c) UK

(d) Canada

Answer:

Option (a)

100. Where is Asia’s largest wind farm in India located?

 (a) Satara, Maharashtra

(b) Moopandal, Karnataka

(c) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

(d) Mallaikadu, Tamil Nadu

Answer:

Option (a)

101. Which state in India was once considered unimportant with respect to wind energy but now
has wind farms with utilities of highest capacity?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer:

Option (a)

102. Giant windmill was designed and developed as a solution to offset the extraordinary cost of
electricity during war time. It was created and designed by

(a) Amith Putnam

(b) Albert Einstein

(c) Norbert Smith

(d) George Abraham

Answer:

Option (a)

103. Which of the following fuels is required to run a wind power plant?

(a) Diesel

(b) Petrol

(c) Gas
 (d) All of above

Answer:

Option (d)

104. The relationship between power available from wind and air density is

(a) P ∝ ρ

(b) P ∝ ρ2

(c) P ∝ ρ3

(d) P = ρ

Answer:

Option (a)

105. Where is the centre of wind energy technology located in India?

(a) Chennai

(b) Mumbai

(c) Lucknow

(d) Hyderabad

Answer:

Option (a)

106. Lowest speed wind turbines are mainly driven by

(a) Drag force

(b) Lift force

(c) Push force

(d) None of above

Answer:
 Option (a)

107. Windmills work on the principle of

(a) Rotation

(b) Momentum

(c) Gravitation

(d) Collision

Answer:

Option (b)

108. Work done by a turbine rotor is due to the

(a) Thrust of the air on the rotor

(b) Difference between kinetic energy of incoming and outgoing air streams through the rotor

(c) Potential energy of air stream

(d) Temperature difference between the earth’s surface and atmosphere

Answer:

Option (b)

109. Wind speed increases with height because of

(a) Enhancement of the drug effect of earth’s surface

(b) Reduction of the drug effect of the earth’s surface

(c) Reduction in the lift effect of the air

(d) Reduction in the gravitational force

Answer:

Option (b)

110. Maximum value of power coefficient of a windmill called the Betz limit is

(a) 0.253

(b) 0.593
 (c) 0.555

(d) 0.115

Answer:

Option (b)

111. The torque causing the rotation of a rotor is due to the

(a) Drag force

(b) Gravitational force

(c) Lift force

(d) Axial thrust

Answer:

Option (c)

112. Torque causing the rotation of wind turbine shaft depends upon

(a) Turbine rated power output

(b) Angular velocity of rotor

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (c)

113. The cut-in velocity in wind power machine is

(a) Maximum wind speed at which a wind turbine is designed to operate

(b) Minimum wind speed at which a wind turbine is designed to operate

(c) Wind speed at which the wind turbine stops functioning

(d) Velocity of the rotor

Answer:

Option (b)
114. Which source of renewable energy is caused by uneven heating of the earth’s surface

(a) Solar

(b) Wind

(c) Geothermal

(d) Biomass

Answer:

Option (b)

115. With increase in height wind speed

(a) Increases

(b) Decreases

(c) Remains same

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

116. Wind power plants are required to have a large rotor size for a large power output due to

(a) Low power density of air stream

(b) Lift force acting perpendicular to the direction of wind flow

(c) Lift force being more than drag force

(d) Drag force acting perpendicular to lift force

Answer:

Option (a)

117. Which of the following forces acts on the blade of a wind turbine rotor?

(a) Lift force

 (b) Drag force

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (c)

118. Wind machine with Darrious type of rotor is a

(a) Vertical axis machine

(b) Horizontal axis machine

(c) Machine that can spin in one direction only

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

119. Power coefficient in a wind energy conversion machine is the ratio between

(a) Power of the wind rotor and power available in the wind

(b) Wind velocity and rotation per minute of the rotor

(c) Wind density and the density of the density of rotor

(d) Wind power and the power output of the turbine

Answer:

Option (a)

120. During the day the surface wind flows

(a) From sea to land

(b) From land to sea

(c) On the surface of the sea

(d) On the surface of the land

Answer:
 Option (a)

121. During the night, the direction of wind reverses from land to sea surface because the

(a) Land surface cools faster than water

(b) Water surface cools faster than land

(c) Water surface remains hot

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

122. Air density at standard condition at sea level is about

(a) 1.855 kg/m3

(b) 2.555 kg/m3

(c) 1.226 kg/m3

(d) 3.267 kg/m3

Answer:

Option (c)

123. Horizontal axis rotor in a windmill is made of

(a) Only lift devices

(b) Only drag devices

(c) Either (a) or (b)

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (c)

124. The main disadvantage of wind power plant is

 (a) Available only in coastal areas

(b) Noisy in operation

(c) Requires large land area

(d) Less capacity utilization

Answer:

Option (d)

125. Wind energy conversion devices based on drag force

(a) Move faster than wind

(b) Move slower than wind

(c) Move with equal velocity as wind

(d) Do not depend on the velocity of wind

Answer:

Option (b)

126. Photo voltaic cell converts

(a) Chemical energy to electrical energy

(b) Solar radiation into electrical energy

(c) Solar radiation into thermal energy

(d) Thermal energy into electrical energy

Answer:

Option (b)

127. Solar cells are made of

(a) Aluminium

(b) Germanium

(c) Silicon

(d) Cadmium
 Answer:

Option (c)

128. A module is a

(a) Series arrangement of solar cells

(b) Parallel arrangement of solar cells

(c) Series parallel arrangement of solar cells

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (c)

129. The efficiency of solar cells is about

(a) 25%

(b) 15%

(c) 40%

(d) 60%

Answer:

Option (b)

130. Voltage of solar cells is

(a) 0.5 to 1 V

(b) 1 to 2 V

(c) 2 to 3 V

(d) 4 to 5 V

Answer:

Option (a)

131. Output of solar cells is of the order of

(a) 0.5 Watts

(b) 1 Watts
 (c) 5 Watts

(d) 10 Watts

Answer:

Option (b)

132. Sun tracking system is required in the case of

(a) Cylindrical and parabolic collector

(b) Flat plate collector

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of above

Answer:

Option (a)

133. Which of the following area is preferred for solar power plants?

(a) Coastal areas

(b) Hot arid areas

(c) Mountain areas

(d) High rainfall areas

Answer:

Option (b)

134. Most of the solar radiation received on the earth surface is in the range of

(a) 0.25 to 0.40 microns

(b) 0.40 to 0.80 microns

(c) 0.60 to 0.95 microns

(d) 0.10 to 0.25 microns

 Answer:

Option (a)

135. Energy radiated by the sun in bright sunny day is about

(a) 2.5 kW/m2

(b) 1.0 kW/m2

(c) 0.5 kW/m2

(d) 0.2 kW/m2

Answer:

Option (b)

136. Term photo voltaic comes from

(a) Spanish

(b) Greek

(c) German

(d) English

Answer:

Option (b)

137. Solar PV systems are

(a) Connected to the power grid

(b) Used to sell power to the grid

(c) Stand alone source of electricity

(d) All of above

Answer:

Option (d)